ad hoc
Example Sentences
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The tentative deal, known as an Enhanced City Resources Master Agreement, goes before the council’s ad hoc committee on the Olympic Games on Tuesday, then to the full council.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2026
This ad hoc demand puzzled the Saudis and other rulers—who consider themselves allied with the U.S. and who are hoping for an end to the war.
From Slate ● Jun. 1, 2026
It took an ad hoc international tribunal that established its own rules to do it.
From Salon ● May 18, 2026
“That makes it all the more concerning for those using weight-loss drugs in an ad hoc or unregistered way.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026
As far as Kepler was concerned, elliptical orbits were merely an ad hoc hypothesis, and a rather repugnant one at that, because ellipses were clearly less perfect than circles.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
